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By COLLIN BINKLEY On one side is Harvard, the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university, with a brand so powerful that its name is synonymous with prestige. On the other side is the Trump administration, determined to go farther than any other White House to reshape American higher education. Both sides are digging in for a clash that could test the limits of the government’s power and the independence that has made U.S. universities a destination for scholars around the world. On Monday, Harvard become the first university to openly defy the Trump administration as it demands sweeping changes to limit…

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese regulators on Tuesday accused U.S. tech giant Google of violating anti-monopoly laws, echoing similar moves in the U.S. and Europe. Related Articles Ranchers hope Trump’s tariffs boost demand for cattle but some fear market uncertainty US moves ahead on tariffs with investigations into computer chips and pharmaceuticals Southern California rent inflation grows to 5.2%, CPI says Wall Street ticks higher in a rare quiet day following weeks of tariff turmoil As legacy of Ford fades in Brazil, China’s BYD looks to extend global lead in EV sales Google Japan said in a statement that it found…

LA28 announced Tuesday that Long Beach would host beach volleyball in the 2028 Olympics. (Image courtesy of LA28) LA28 announced Tuesday that Dodger Stadium would be the site for baseball in the 2028 Olympics. (Image courtesy of LA28) LA28 announced Tuesday that the Pomona Fairgrounds would host cricket in the 2028 Olympics. (Image courtesy of LA28) LA28 announced Tuesday that the Olympic triathlon and marathon would start in Venice Beach. (Image courtesy of LA28) LA28 announced Tuesday that Lower Trestles would be the site for Olympic surfing in 2028. (Image courtesy of LA28) Caitlin Simmers of Oceanside beat Caroline Marks…

By JOSH FUNK, Associated Press Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Rancher Brett Kenzy hopes President Donald Trump’s tariffs will make imported beef expensive enough that Americans will turn to cattle raised at home for all their hamburgers and steaks. That might raise prices enough to give Kenzy and others the incentive they need to expand their herds for the first time in decades. But doing that would take at least two years, and it’s not clear if Trump’s tariffs on most of the world besides China are high enough to make that worth the investment. “If we can just…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated that he’d like to send U.S. citizens who commit violent crimes to prison in El Salvador, telling that country’s president, Nayib Bukele, that he’d “have to build five more places” to hold the potential new arrivals. Trump’s administration has already deported immigrants to El Salvador’s notorious mega-prison CECOT, known for its harsh conditions. The president has also said his administration is trying to find “legal” ways to ship U.S. citizens there, too. Trump on Monday insisted these would just be “violent people,” implying they would be those already convicted of crimes…

Five years after it struck, COVID-19 continues to harm not just the health of millions of people, but the budget of the state of California. Last December, Legislative Analyst Gabriel Patek found the state still owed $20 billion in repayments to the federal government for outstanding loans for the Unemployment Insurance system. This month the California State Auditor released an audit contracted with Macias Gini & O’Connell, an accounting firm, to check the state’s internal controls and compliance with federal laws for fiscal year 2022-23, which ended on June 30, 2023. In the summary of Deputy State Auditor Linus Li,…

Southern California tenants are seeing rent inflation rising once again. My trusty spreadsheet looked at the rent slice of the Consumer Price Index for March in three local markets: Los Angeles and Orange counties, the Inland Empire, and San Diego County. This rent metric is different than most as it’s based on polling of tenants in various housing – from big complexes to homes and condos – asking consumers what they pay their landlord. Other industry yardsticks tend to focus on the costs of new leases. The average Southern California renter saw costs rise at a 5.2% annual rate in…

By STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press National Politics Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As President Donald Trump pushes the historical boundaries of executive power, some of the Democratic Party’s core political institutions are preparing for the possibility that the federal government may soon launch criminal investigations against them. The Democrats’ dominant national fundraising platform, ActBlue, and the party’s largest protest group, Indivisible, are working with their attorneys for just such a scenario, according to officials within both organizations. Trump’s top political allies have suggested both groups should face prosecution. Other Democratic allies are planning for Trump-backed legal crackdowns as well. Wary…

By YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT, Associated Press Wall Street teetered toward small losses in relatively calm trading Tuesday morning after President Donald Trump appeared to let up on some of his tariffs and stress from within the U.S. bond market eased. Futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each ticked down 0.3%, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4%. In contrast to the latest tariff pullback announcement, the Trump administration took steps toward imposing more tariffs, saying it was investigating the national security implications of imports of pharmaceuticals, computer chips and related products. “You know the…

By STEVE PEOPLES and FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden returns to the national stage Tuesday to elevate liberal concerns that President Donald Trump’s agenda is threatening the health of Social Security. The 82-year-old Democrat has largely avoided speaking publicly since leaving the White House in January. That’s even as Trump frequently blames Biden for many of the nation’s problems, often attacking his predecessor by name. Biden is expected to fight back in an early evening speech to the national conference of Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled in Chicago. While Biden has made…